Sep, 2016 : New European Markets Tapped by IBM and Microsoft

Sep 23, 2016 - IBM and Microsoft recently announced the launching of new cloud data centers in Europe. Both are adding new countries to the list of markets they serve.

Microsoft has launched a cloud data center in Germany through a partnership with Deutsche Telekom's subsidiary T-Systems. IBM has launched their data center in Norway and it's the first cloud data center in the area, along with IBMs 48th overall.

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Sep 23, 2016 - IBM and Cisco Interested in Imperva - Imperva, a security software company is working on finding a buyer. They are working with Qatalyst Partners and have drawn interest from IBM and Cisco. Along with these two big names, Forcepoint has expressed interest in acquiring Imperva.

The bids from the interested parties are due within the next two weeks. Imperva is expected to go for about $1.4 billion and they continue to climb in value. ...

Sep 22, 2016 - Bad Data Costs U.S. Trillions Annually - A recent estimate conducted by IDC, a research firm, valued the worldwide big data market at $136 billion. If you have an interest in big data, this figure should come as no surprise.

What is shocking, however, is the estimated annual cost of poor quality data: $3.1 trillion, as IBM estimates in one report. Even to someone working in the data field, that number is alarming.

This bad data is both costly and time consuming for data scientists to sift through, which leads many to believe that there could be a new market emerging.

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Sep 22, 2016 - Yahoo to Reveal ‘Massive’ Data Breach - Yahoo is expected to disclose a data breach that the company is describing as “massive” this week. Recode has reported the breach as “widespread and serious,” citing anonymous sources.

This information comes after earlier reports of a cyber-attacker, using the name Peace, selling hacked information of 200 million Yahoo user accounts. The same hacker is responsible for stealing LinkedIn user data as well. The breached data includes user names, passwords, and personal user information.

Although, a sample of the hacked data was analyzed, and revealed that most of the information was obsolete. The accounts are no longer in use or have been canceled. The cost for the data is also low, priced ...

Sep 23, 2016 - More DDoS Attacks Reported Nationwide - DDoS attacks have been reported in increased numbers this week. The most massive DDoS attack reported this week was 665 Gbps in size and attacked cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs' website, Krebs on Security, through its Prolexic DDoS mitigation service. The attack forced Akamai to drop the website due to its magnitude.

Other attacks have been seen in the hosting industry this week, hitting websites like Cogent and OVH. Krebs suggested that “whoever built this DDoS cannon has been testing it.” At press time, Krebs' website is still offline.

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Sep 23, 2016 - Yahoo Attacks Create Questions About Verizon Deal - The largest data breach in history happened on Thursday when over 500 million user accounts on Yahoo were compromised. The company has been on a steady decline for the last decade, recently selling to Verizon for $4.8 billion. Sources say the deal is creating questions about the Verizon deal and whether it will be beneficial in the long run.

“The dark cloud this casts will be very long and will likely impact the merger agreement. We'll just have to wait and see what happens next.” – Jeff Kagan, Georgia-based telecommunications industry analyst

Verizon said it only learned of the attacks “within the last two days.”

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